This is an analysis of the poem With Minds Singed that begins with:

There is a shallow mindedness...
That keeps some wishing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdac XebXfghh edeieijie biie jXeefeehi aecgdei aiaebXeaacbca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,9,4,9,7,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010100 11110 0101011 111110010 1010100 111011001 0100100111 100100111 100 0110100011 010111100 0001010 111101 101 1101011110 1101010 111 100101 1011110011 100111101 11010111101 0111101 1101 11110 1011111 0101001101 001001110 11111 101 0110010 0110010 1001111010 0101 101000110100 01110100001 101 10101001101 01001 011111 11011000100 110010 110100 1010011 0100011 110100001 010011 1011010 00101010 1101001 110010 101001 101101100 10101001111 010110 1011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of With Minds Singed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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